Chapter 20 Review Flashcards
What was the Neutrality Act of 1939?
The U.S. being able to rent out supplies to Great Britain, to help defeat Hitler.
What did Pearl Harbor end?
Political division in the U.S.
What was one of the causes of Pearl Harbor?
The U.S. shutting down oil embargo to Japan.
Who was the brains behind Pearl Harbor?
Hideki Tojo
When did the Nazi Party rise to popularity?
In the 1930s
What was the Nazi party’s platform?
Supporting the ayran race.
Why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
In hopes that it would crush the American forces, so that Japan could expand.
Who was Mussolini?
Founder of the Fascist party and leader of Italy during WW2.
What was missing when Pearl Harbor was attacked?
An aircraft carrier.
Who was president when the atomic bomb was dropped?
Harry Truman
What happened to Japanese citizens as a result of Pearl Harbor?
They were put into internment camps.
Why were Japanese citizens targeted?
There were easy to spot and usually lived on the West coast.
What did women do during WW2?
Stepped up to rivet planes and help keep the war machine moving.
What is rationing?
Conserving food, gasoline, and other important supplies to limit civilian use and send more to the war effort.
Who did Hitler blame for Germany’s loss in WW1?
The Jews
What was Blizkrieg?
Lighting warfare, used all of German power to override countries.
Who was Hitler?
German dictator, wrote “Mein Kampf”. It outlined his hatred for Jews and the support he had for Germany being an empire.
What did Hitler tell the public he was doing to the Jews?
Sending them to concentration camps to make them good German citizens.
What did Hitler want for Germany?
For it to become a powerful third Reich.
When did the attack of Pearl Harbor happen?
December 7, 1941
Who was Winston Churchill?
Prime minister of Great Britain, which at one point was the only country standing against Hitler.
What was Totalitarianism?
Government controlling everything, ex. Stalin controlling society, culture, economy.
Who were the two strongest countries after WW2?
The United States and Soviet Union.
Why did Truman start the UN?
Out of fear for the Soviet Union’s power.
What was the Yalta Conference?
Where FDR, Stalin, and Churchill met to discuss postwar plans.
Who appeared to be winning WW2 by 1940?
Germany and Italy
When did FDR come up with the Europe First Strategy?
After Pearl Harbor
When did Hitler give up world domination?
After his defeat at Stalingrad
What was Stalingrad?
When Hitler invaded Stalingrad after turning his back on Stalin and their agreement.
Who won Stalingrad?
The Soviets
What was D-Day?
Allied forces landing on Normandy beach in France, getting closer to Hitler.
What was Auschwitz?
The biggest and most famous concentration camps.
What is genocide?
Mass killing of a certain race or religion.
What did Hitler ban Jews from?
Working in the government, owning a business, and banning marriage with someone who wasn’t a Jew.
What was Hitler’s Final Solution?
Extermination of the Jews.
Why couldn’t countries open their borders to Jews who were trying to escape?
Because of the Great Depression, they had to focus on their own citizens.
